Understanding the difference between THE and A/AN

A: IEEE, it’s THE organization for people in the electric, electronic and computing fields.
B: No, it’s A(N) organization for those people.

Quiz: Who supports (the) IEEE?

a) A
b) B
c) Both
d) Neither
e) None of the above

Quiz: Who doesn’t support (the) IEEE?

a) A
b) B
c) Both
d) Neither
e) None of the above

And, on the IEEE website it’s consistently without ‘the’. On its wikipedia page, ‘the IEEE’ predominates.

Quiz: Does this inconsistency help answer the above quizzes?

a) Yes
b) No
c) Both
d) Neither
e) None of the above

Bonus question: How are ‘THE’ and ‘A’ pronounced in the above exercise?

a) Stressed
b) Unstressed
c) Both stressed and unstressed
d) Neither stressed nor unstressed
e) None of the above
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